THE HIGGINS FAMILY

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Top Left: We woke up and it was absolutely FREEZING. Of course I hadn’t done the washing so I had to chuck on whatever was in Laelas cupboard and this is what she end up wearing – bear beanie, thick pink socks, bright pink tracky pants, bright red jumper and a white cloth as her bib. ha ha. Poor thing. She still makes it look so cute though!

Top Right: This seems to be what is happening every morning when Laela wakes up. Her clothes are alll pulled out of her cupboards. Until I get a baby lock for her wardrobe I am using sticky tape! ha ha

Bottom Right: She is so full of life and energy! And not to mention cheekiness! I love it. I wouldn’t want her anyway! She keeps things interesting! :)

Bottom Left: Laela must take after me – I too love love LOVE my spaghetti with meat sauce. I think most people have at least one picture of themselves when they were a kid with a Spaghetti Bolognese face!

How!? Well, the company I work for got the free VIP tickets to the NZ Breakers vs Sydney Kings Basketball game and no one was able to go so they called me up! Boy was it AWESOME! I had been to a few basketball games ‘back in the day’ and I loved it just as much then. So, to sit in the VIP seats next to my buddy Jess, my big fat plate of roast, endless supply of sprite and water, FREE T-Shirts and front row seats to the cheerleaders was great! ha ha ha The ball even came my way and I had to hand it back to a player – ha ha ha! Oh! AND I made it on TV. FAMOUS!!!!

Jess & I before the game – getting ready to cheer!!

Mmmmm Roast! Because the game was on St. Patricks day, the half time show were Irish Dancers – pretty cool. Better than wanna be Cheerleaders!

Half time score! It was such a close game!! Neck and neck the whole time! I was cheering for both teams. I really wanted the Sydney Kings to win because I am from Australia. But I was definitely out numbered!!

Well done Breakers! They came out on top. Sydney should have won it though. Too many silly mistakes in the last 12 seconds of the games cost them! Oh well! Definitely loved watching the game!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

So! This week our big adventure was off to the pools! I had never really noticed the ‘kids’ area before and was pleasantly surprised when I got into the pool that the kids pool was HEATED! How nice!!! Otherwise Laela could have been swimming by herself! ha ha ah jokes! So we met up with a few other Mums and their kiddiwinkles and they splished and splashed until their little hearts were content! Laela went under water for the first time (other than her bath), what a brave girl! I think I was more paranoid about it then her! Then she soon became confident and was jumping off the edge of the pool into my arms! Very entertaining!

One…. Two…. Three… JUMP!

Please excuse the ‘panda eyes’ in all these photos! Mental note taken that I should not wear mascara to the pools unless waterproof!

Look at these totally adorable cheeky monkeys! Love ‘em!

P.S. When it was time to get dressed my friends minded Laela for me while I got changed and because I was rushing to quickly get changed I walked straight into the mens changing room!!!!!!!!!!! Honestly, SO embarrassed and I think the guys who saw me see them were embarrassed too! ha ha ha ha! As I was realising that I had walked into the wrong changing room the guys said to me “Uhhh… wrong changing room lady!” I reminded him that I was WELL aware of that and quickly walked out! Man I am an idiot! ha ha ha

Monday, February 28, 2011

A few of the Mums in our ward got together and took our kids to ‘Chipmunks’ (a HUGE indoor funky, awesome playground). It was SO much fun!! I loved it just as much as Laela! We were there for a few hours and could have stayed longer if Laela didn’t need a sleep. There were blow up castles to jump on, slide down, tunnels, puzzles, Merry-go-round, heaps of stuff!

Laela LOVED it. Gracie wasn’t so sure. ha ha

And look at this! ha ha ha! Jess loved it more than Gracie! Ohh Jessie! You crack me up!

And the Merry-go-round. When the ride had finished Laela had a bit of a tantrum… she wanted more. Lesson learnt – never put them on the ride in the first place and it can all be avoided! ha ha

Thursday, February 24, 2011

What devastating news. Absolutely heart breaking. I have been following the news over the past few days and it really does seem hard to believe that it has happened! It just doesn’t seem real! It is like watching a sad movie! It is so emotional. Being married and having a child now, it really does pull at the heart strings that little bit more when hearing parents looking for children, husbands looking for wives, friends looking friends. However, it is definitely wonderful to hear all the help being offered from overseas. New Zealand really does have a lot of friends.

At times like this I guess I tend to reflect on what I have and what I take for granted. I can’t tell you enough how extremely blessed I feel to know that my family are safe, to have clean running water, to have power, a nice bed to sleep in, plenty of food in my cupboards, the knowledge I have with regards to 72 hour packs and food storage. You just never know when or where it will happen and if it will happen to you. The people of Christchurch are definitely in my prayers, especially those who have lost a loved one. Praying and thinking of your Christchurch. xxxx

Friday, February 18, 2011

Last night was our friend Carly’s 30th Birthday Party and boy was it fun!! Only 30 people were invited, and each person represented a year from 1981 – 2010. It was hilarious with what some of the people came up with! I got the year 1994, that was the year Justin Bieber was born, so I went as him. It was a bit of a last minute costume, but simple to pull together I guess. We had awards for best dressed, a model/runway show, lots of dancing, photos and plenty of food! What a fun birthday!! I love dress ups!!